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THE
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JOURNAL.
VOL. 1.
PIERZ, MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, MAY 19, 1910.
NO. 48
CORN EXHIBITS AT
THE STATE FAIR
base ball .sunday ifARMERS BUILDING MADE A HIT
To Be Most Important Department This Year.
Following- is written by Mr.
F. W. Murphy, one of the mem-
^if bers of the board of managers,
who is deeply interested in the
matter of corn raising-:
MAKE CORN KING.
In recent contests Minnesota
farmers have demonstrated the
fact that that corn is not only a
sure crop to produce, but that
it is one of the most profitable.
The Field Crop Breeders' Association of this state and other
smaller societies have during-
recent year., encourag-ed the
growth of more and better corn,
and in this work they nave been
assisted by a number of enterprising men thruout the state.
In this field of endeavor to
make many ears of good corn
grow where but one indifferent
ear grew before, the board of
of managers of the Minnesota
State Fair has entered. Prizes
aggregating $1,500 will be offer-
,A ed in the premium list for the
1910 fair for Minnesota grown
corn. In many localities corn
of the present year will not be
mature enough for satisfactory
exhibition as ripe corn at the
said fair, and lor that and other
reasons corn of the 1909 crop
may be entered in the exhibition.
At a recent meeting of the fair
board the state was divided into three distinctive divisions
for county exhibits and the
same division will govern in the
corn contest. Each division will
receive the same amount of prize
money. A sweepstake prize
will be awTarded for the best
single ear, and corn from all divisions will compete in the open for this premium.
While the amount offered for
the corn feature in lv)ii> is not
A, as large as the board would
like to have it offered, yet, in
view of the fact that the premiums have been increased largely in nearly every department
this year, it was deemed a sufficient offering of prizes for the
first contest.
It should be kept in mind
that the exhibition of corn is to
be made one of the special features of the fair this year, and
we earnestly ask the co-operation and support of all interested in the production of corn in
our effort to add to the prosperity of the Minnesota farmer and
to widen his field of usefulness.
We have been so busily engaged in raising wheat in this
state that we have not given
the attention that we should to
corn growing and stock raising.
The increased production of
corn will be followed by a livli-
er interest in the raising of live
stock, and advancing land values follow a change from the
growth of wheat to the raising1
of corn and stock.
The conservation of soil fertility is one of the momentous
considerations of the present
day. To leave to the rising
generation fertile farms and a
well regulated system of farm-
A base bill game has been
arranged between the Onami-
a and Pierz teams to be played on the local diamond next
Sunday. This promises to
be an interesting* game.
ing, rather than deserted farms
impoverished soil and wasteful
methods, is now beleived to be
our positive, laudable duty.
The growth of more and bet
ter corn will create a necessary
and expeditious system of crop
rotation. A well filled corn
crib will straightway create a
desire, and I may say a necesi-
ty, for good hogs and" cattle to
convert its contents into a convenient form for disposal in the
market. The keeping of this
stock will result in bringing upon our farms much needed fertilizers in the way of manure.
When more stock is kept more
pasture is required, and the use
of different parts of the farm
for this purpose also aids in the
rotation system and does its
part in preserving fertility.
As stated before, the growth
of more corn and the keeping
of more live stock on our farms
is boundtoincrea.se their value.
As land values advance a point
is reached where the average
farmer begins to take stock of
his own conditions and realize
that he is not producing enough
from his land to pay a satisfactory rate of interest on its
value. He considers the cause
and finds in nearly ever3* instance that he himself is the
blame for such condition, and
that it is not the weather, the
land or anything else than indifferent and careless methods
of farming. He immediatley
changes for better methods, and
the reader need not be that nowhere pn this footstool do results come surer and more satisfactory for any extra attention
devoted to it than come from
any additional care given to a
Minnesota farm.
The history of corn production in the United States teaches us that rising land values
and certain prosperity follows
increased yields and more acres
thereof. Therefore I appeal to
all loyal citizens of the North
Star state who will lend us
their aid and co-operation in
this important enterprise.
Who will win these prizes'?
I trust that each country school
district in this state will, thru
its directors and teachers, encourage the growth of some
good variety of corn during
this year. Now is the time to
take the matter up vigorously.
Select some excellent seed and
breed to a tvpe. If you are in
need of instruction or in doubt
on the subject, write a letter to
the secretary oi the Minnesota
Field Crop Breeders' Association, the Agricultural School or
to anyone that you know has
knowledge of the subject and
you will very likely receive the
information you request.
''What shall the harvest be?"
Farmers of Morrison County
Show That Prosperous Wave
Has Favored Them.
That the Morrison county
farmer is not faring badly but,
to the direct contrary, is prospering, is shown by the large
1 number of buildings under con-
1 struction thruout the county
and by the manner in which the
(farmers are extending the lim-
j its of the tilled farm lands,
i Dr. J. H. Neuman, who has occasion to visit all parts of the
' county while imaking his professional calls, says that never
in years has he seen as extensive building carried on as is
in progress at the present time.
In all parts of the county, especially in the north western
portions, he says that the farms
are taking on a different appearance due to the erection of so
many new buildings. Houses,
barns, sheds, henneries, all
buildings are in course of erection and all are buildings of
substantial nature. The little
old barn which characterized
a number of farms, is giving
place to a large and well constructed housing for the stock,
while the new homes are being
enlarged and made more comfortable.
The farmers are showing their
know-ledge of the fact that tilled land under cultivation is
turning a flow of currency into
their pockets, as large additional tracts are being broken and
placed under cultivation for
the first time, this year.—Transcript.
r_.YPC.Dr. Walman,
L__ I ]__-_«_..'« the Eye Specialist of the Walman Optical Co
will again visit Pierz, May 27.
Office at the Hotel. Dr. Walman comes thoroly prepared to
examine eves and fit glasses.
Special attention is given to
straightening cross eyes, ever}'
case taken is guaranteed satisfactory.
--e vein alive, Lem."
the den-tor. -i ruin'mst* yon'tv clad te
be hem
"Waal," l.i'in ailiiiiiii'd "itli'iil enthusiasm. *'! s'|i
down ie' .\|i|Mini.'itli>N. an' u e all had
to tin home "
"Hut aren r yoti el-id to be a way frimi
- nt war'.'"
"Why. il ee . war hain't no bait." cried
llnliest i,i"ii "war luilli'l so bad
riieie's I.'i- eet ihty. wh--it you iion'1
have not '•!
NOTICE!
All persons of the village of
Pierz are hereby requested to
clean up their yards and remove
all refuse and unclean matter
from their premises by May 20.
Refuse must be hauled to tin*
Village dumping ground and
not burned up on the premises.
Jacob Neisius,
Pres. Village Council.
MORRISON COUNTY
TELEPHONE
COHPANY
A. E. Reynolds, Local Manager
OPEN HOURS
From 7:30 a.m. to 12 m.
1 P.M to 6 P.M.
7 ,, to 9 ,,
Every day except Sundav.
The service Sunday will b*.
from 9 to 10 in the morning
and 7 to 8 jd the evening.
WANTS
Advertisements in this e'.iluain
are charged for at the rate of
pi ts per line.
FOR SALE— Hay stum page
on sw '4 of sw r4 0f Sec. 15 T 11
Range 29. S. Trebby
Lost—A pointer dog-, white
with black spots. Finder return to me for reward.
T. E. Ekstrand.
FOR SALE—120 acres of
good farm land, heavy black
soil, _!!_ miles from churchof Lastrup section 32, township 42,
range29. Address. Frank Werer-
ka494 Bantu st., St. Paul, Minn.
Nick Heiman representing
the Hamm Brewing Co. was
in the village yesterday.
Henry Langer, Jr. moved
into the house recentlv vacated by F. X. Virnig.
Miss Theresa Stumpf was
a gutst of Mrs. H. C. Bailey
the fore part of the week.
William Berg is building- a
cement sidewalk adjoining his
residence.
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DANCE AT FAUST'S HALL POSTPONED TO MONDAY, MAY 23.